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	<title>Memorial Service &#38; Bereavement Information Center &#187; Grief &amp; Loss</title>
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		<title>Memorial Jewelry Keeps Loved One Close</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Aug 2010 18:05:30 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[If you are dealing with the loss of someone close to you, then we at Valley of Life know just what you are going through. The grief that one feels when their significant other, friend, or relative dies is overwhelming. While some people suggest moving on is the best way to go about grieving, keeping [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Prevent Suicide by Knowing the Signs</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Suicide is no laughing matter. There is nothing glamorous, dignified or special about a human being taking his or her own life. In the aftermath of such tragedy, families and friends are left to pick up the pieces of their confused and shattered hearts. The suicide rate in the United States has risen steadily for [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Holidays and Grief: Incorporating Those We Lost into Traditions</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 20:10:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Holidays are always spent with loved ones: this is the image we are always shown on TV and on advertisements leading up to big events celebrated in November and December. But this is an image that is hard to see and think about when coping with loss or grief over the holidays. The grief can [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Bereavement At Any Age</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2009 20:16:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Grief comes in many shades and colors. On average, each of the 2.5 million deaths every year in the United States directly affects four people, each of whom has a unique way of dealing with bereavement based on gender, culture, personality, and age. Age makes a tremendous difference in how grief affects us. A teenager [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Grieving the Death of a Parent</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Jun 2009 01:23:51 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The loss of a parent can be like losing your life’s foundation. What do you do when the person you have known since the day you were born is suddenly no longer in your life? Coping with the loss of a parent can be difficult no matter how old you are and how well you [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Grief Support: Getting Through This Holiday Season</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 11 Nov 2008 21:41:34 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The holidays can be a stressful time for many people. Those that have recently lost a loved one, or are marking the anniversary of the death of a loved one, may find the holiday season especially difficult. The best way to cope with holiday grief is to mentally prepare oneself for it. There is nothing [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Supporting the Grieving During the Holidays</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[It is just as important for friends, family and other loved ones to help the grieving during the holidays as it is for the bereaved to take steps to help themselves during this time of year.  Bereaved individuals need the support, encouragement and time of others during this stressful season to help sooth their worries, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Dealing with Grief: Coping Techniques For the Bereaved</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 20 Aug 2008 01:09:24 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Death and loss are unfortunate realities of the human condition. Everyone, with very few exceptions, will experience the loss of a friend, relative, or loved one at some point in their life. Grief is a common, expected, and necessary reaction to loss, and the way one expresses and experiences his or her grief will determine [...]]]></description>
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